LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O’Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq’s Fun House. ” Instead of raising the rate, O’Neal decided to offer potential attendees more bang for their buck to the NBA legend’s sixth annual event planned for Friday in Sin City. …

COPENHAGUE, Dinamarca (AP) — Suecia anunció el miércoles el cierre de su investigación acerca de las explosiones registradas en septiembre de 2022 en los gasoductos Nord Stream, que se construyeron para llevar el gas natural ruso hasta Alemania, porque no tiene jurisdicción. La pesquisa sueca era una de las tres abiertas sobre los incidentes. Dinamarca y Alemania también investigan lo …

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving was traded away a year ago, but he’s never fully left New York. Not when he grew up in the area as a Nets fan, and not when so many family and friends were in attendance when he came back Tuesday night. He gave them quite a show. Irving scored 36 points, leading the …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Valparaiso Beacons (6-17, 2-10 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (20-3, 11-1 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sycamores -20.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam relied on his scoring punch, T.J. McConnell added the energy and the Indiana Pacers defense turned up the pressure in the second half Tuesday. It was exactly what they needed. Siakam finished with 29 points and teamed up with McConnell to score 17 during a third-quarter rally that propelled the Pacers past the Houston Rockets …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Manhattan Jaspers (5-15, 2-9 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: MAAC foes Mount St. Mary’s and Manhattan …

BEIJING (AP) — China replaced the head of its market watchdog Wednesday in an apparent attempt to restore confidence in financial markets following a prolonged downturn. Official media said Wu Qing, a former chairman of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, would replace Yi Huiman as chairman and Communist Party chief of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Chinese stocks have been trading …

PARÍS (AP) — El presidente francés Emmanuel Macron rindió homenaje el miércoles a las víctimas del ataque de Hamás a Israel del 7 de octubre durante una ceremonia nacional y denunció la “mayor masacre antisemita de nuestro siglo”. En el ataque murieron 42 ciudadanos franceses y se cree que Hamás y otras milicias retienen a otros tres como rehenes en …

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge who presided over the jury trial that resulted in an $83 million award to writer E. Jean Carroll for her defamation claims against former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his rejection of his lawyer’s unusual midtrial mistrial request was not a close call. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued a written opinion to …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Furman Paladins (12-11, 6-4 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (10-13, 3-7 SoCon) Macon, Georgia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Paladins -3; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Mercer …